Internets are being transferred to the new place in about an hour. I guess I'll be spending more time there than here. This will also make it easier for me to pack--fewer distractions. :P

The lovely Bertine and her equally lovely family are going to lend me some painting equipment so I can paint mah bedroom. I'm thinking green. :D

If anyone is free to make runs with loads of stuff, let me know. I'm pretty well packed with my clothes, which is nice. I'm sure I'll be doing several loads on foot, given the fact that my scooter is out of commission. Not that I could carry a whole lot on the scooter, but wheels would be nice. I think the little old lady cart is still here...I hope.

O, HARRO, INTERNETS! I haven't seen you since last Friday. I was so sad! :P

Actually, I've been SO BUSY. I ended up staying up super late Friday night, go figure.

Saturday, got up and headed DT. Tiff was on the fence as to whether or not she wanted to go to the OMGWFTBBQ or not, so I headed out to meet bertine and lisianthia on their walk around the lakes.

The OMGWTFBBQ was a lot of fun! Many new eljay peeps were met and many tasty treats were consumed. It was windy as hell at the falls, but still fun. I will post pictures soon. :)

Jess and I headed back to my place post-OMGWFTBBQ-ing for chats. That was really nice! We hung out until 8, when I had to get ready for the epic cabin weekend and for going to get Whirled. Hastily, I packed a bag, whipped through the shower, and hopped on my scooter to head to NE.

When I arrived in NE at 8:50, there was a really loud band playing, and a few people standing about. Not really the expected size crowd for something slated to start at 9pm. Jerry showed up but none of his friends did. Turns out, the thing ended at 9pm because it had started at 9pm the previous day. Whoops.

We ended up scooting to the House of Dahlberg for drinks and food. Carmen and I had many lovely chats, while Thad and Jerry got to watch movies and have boy chats. :P Too fun! We had the tastiest pizza and grilled zucchini and squash. Thad made sake-martinis and Carmen made us girls cosmos. So great! I <3 them so hard. :)

Since Tuesday, so much has happened! I have no idea how I fit it all in...or how I'll be able to keep it up once the new job starts! ;)

Wednesday morning, got up and worked out with the Pantswife. Had another day with the new client...I doubt this will last much longer. I'm feeling too spread thin with time. :( I talked to some good peeps on the phone, which was nice. Met up with the Pantswife to take things to donate at Savers. She ended up locking her keys in her car (doh!) but luckily, she has AAA. I really need to get that!

I was talking on the phone with T-Mobile, trying to negotiate a new cell phone and/or plan, but the rep didn't know her head from a hole in the ground. I told her I'd call back at a later date. I should almost do that now. Back to Wednesday, the guy with the magic device was "totally fucking me with his eyes" according to Jess. I kinda noticed, but it was more like "You are creepy and staring at me--stop it."

After the lock out incident, I ran some errands. Got many tasty noms at the grocery, so that makes me happy. SPW was ok. I hate to say it, but I'm happy to see it coming to a close for the season. Things just aren't right in their new location. :( Fear not, for they will start back up in the fall! :)

Jerry totally brought me another mug! I <3 my mug collection! This one is a coconut. It's a different finish than they used to have, though. It's matte instead of shiny. I like it, though. :)

Thursday, I totally got to sleep in, which was a nice change of pace. I wish we had gotten up just a slight bit earlier, though, because Jerry's call totally got towed. Fucking street sweepers. >:( We had originally intended to have a Calhoun picnic, walk, and scoot, but the fates decided otherwise. We had our picnic on the front lawn of my apartment building, then I loaded him up on the back of the scooter and hit the Minneapolis Impound Lot.

Two hundred dollars later, we headed back to my place. Jerry didn't get as much done on his resume stuff as he should have, but I can't say I blame him. What a total bummer! We sat about the house for a bit, then he headed home to Arden B, and I followed shortly thereafter on the scooter. I found a really nice way to get where I need to go without having to deal with Lake Street. Yay!

We had a very relaxing evening of playing video games and watching shows until it was time to head to Mady's. I am so sad to say that I lived in CH for over 12 years and had NEVER been there! I always used to go bowling at the place in the Central Plaza. Can't remember the name...oh well. I can honestly say I'll be going back to Mady's again soon. Great fries, good atmosphere, and nice people working there. :) We had a very lovely scoot back to Arden B to turn in for the night.

Friday, I got up at the ass crack of dawn (9:30) and headed back to Minneapolis for some workings out. I didn't leave as early as I wanted to, so no time for breakfast. :( I won't be making that mistake again! We had a very tasty lunch of quesadillas left over from Monday. I still have the makings, and I really need to feed them to someone before the cheese goes bad. Any takers? :)

I mostly bummed about the house and caught up on internet stuff. Uploaded more pictures, but there are more new ones every day. It feels like such an overwhelming project sometimes! I'm uploading even MORE right now! :P Check out sbj_photos for a selection that I like!

I was going to meet up with Brandy and JD at Altered Esthetics, but I got there too early. Totally should have called before I left! I had to be at pixiecup's place at 9, so I headed home for some dinner and Wii. :)

It was a beautiful night out, so I walked to her place. I didn't think I'd be staying over night, so I didn't scoot. Next time, I totally will. :) I stayed up till at least 2, playing DS (thanks for the magic card, Jerry!), reading books, and writing letters. Many of you will be the lucky recipients of these letters. Watch your post boxes! :D

Saturday, got up around 9 or so. Loaded up my stuff, walked home, and got on the scooter. I looked for a post box the ENTIRE walk back to my place, as well as the drive to Tiff's. No dice. Why are post boxes so friggin' scarce these days?! >:( It wasn't a total disaster, however, because I ran into a postal worker downtown! She totally took my stack of letters and put them in her van. SO great!

Got my ASS handed to me by Jessica's FINE ASS personal trainer friend. He made the whole deal manageable. :P I'm looking forward to more cardio exercises. I think I've worked my way up to that. I could do most of it, so that felt good. I'm paying for it today though!

Post working out, we went to Noodles for some Japanese Pan Noodles. So tasty! We hit up Trader Joe's for some cheap wine and tasty noms. I got a new wine key, too! It's much nicer than my old one. :) Met up with Crystal, Bertine, Zach and Warr at the best spot in Minneapolis. I <3 my friends. :)

Got a little tipsy sitting at the lake, which was probably a bad idea. We dropped Crystal off, then stopped at our respective homes to get ready to go out for the girl's night! The Legion was DEAD, which was good and bad. I was pretty freakin' drunk (of which I am NOT proud--I'm actually rather embarrassed and disappointed in myself), so I'm glad there were few opportunities to do dumb shit. :/ It was good, though, because that means we got to sing. A LOT! I want to go again to sing! I'm sure my singing sucked SO HARD, but it was still fun. :)

Poor Jerry came to collect my drunk ass on his scooter. I'm so lucky to have had him taking care of me in my sorry state. I really felt like an ass this morning, but I'm glad he hasn't run away just yet. ;) I sincerely hope to eat more next time, so as not to be so godawful gone by the time I see him. *facepalm*

Sunday, got up and headed Downtown. I had glorious plans to work out, go to a Twins game, and get out to enjoy my day! Unfortunately, it was raining outside, I was sore as a mo-fo after the boxing class yesterday, and slightly hung over. I'm happy to report that much of the soreness and all of the hangover are gone. :)

Jerry and I bummed about the house. Made breakfast/lunch, and he watched me play video games while he wrestled with his website stuff. I got to try out Mario Galaxies and Elebits on the Wii. I'm not writing them off just yet, but they will definitely take some getting used to. He really likes watching me play, or having me watch him. I agree, that for the most part, video games are great group activities, even if only one person is playing. :)

That leaves us where we are now. Jerry left a bit ago on his scooter, to head to church and do his Sunday stuff. I'm doing a load of laundry, and walking my ass out the door in a few to meet Crystal at the grocery. It's BIG MAGICAL BURRITO night at SPS! Can't wait!

I last left off, dear friends, on Tuesday in the late afternoon/early evening hours.

Post Abilene's tequila class, I met up with the Wifey and DCK for some laundry action. I <3 Rainbow Laundry in Uptown SO HARD. The people who run it are so sweet and the place is really comfy to hang out. We had tasty Chipotle for dinner, and a great time getting rid of unnecessary items. I totally got rid of so many shirts that reminded me of D and some assorted household items that reminded me of someone else. It's mega spring cleaning time in my world--stay tuned for a totally emo post about everything that's happened in the span of the last 365 days. Those posts aren't limited to New Year's. ;)

Wednesday, the Wifey and I got up and did our usual morning work out, coupled with a tasty lunch. I think this is the day that all I really had to eat was peanut butter sammiches. I really need some sammich meat. :P It was another successful SPW. We had Raw Food as the theme, and Ryan made us sushi! We are so spoiled. :)

Thursday, had another lovely work out with the Wifey. I love being active! I can definitely feel it when I haven't been keeping it up. Plus, it's been great that we get there when nobody else is there, so I can watch TCM. I <3 old movies! My last shift at the Vesc was nice, I made some good tips, and got the eff out of dodge. This was the day that Jerry found out about his job letting him go. I had hoped to meet up with him, but he had something going on in Saint Paul, so I decided to go home. As per my usual, I didn't stay home long--I was too antsy to stay in. The Wifey and DCK met up with me at Plan B for some late night beverages and gabbing. So great are my friends!

Friday, got up super early and worked out with Ryan! That was a surprising turn of events. I think he overdid it a bit on the machines and the lifting. I hope he keeps it up so it gets easier and less hard on his muscles. I know I had to get over that initial week or so before my body stopped complaining. I hopped on the scooter and headed up to el Arden B. Had a very lovely lazy Friday, learning how to play Beautiful Katamari (that I now can't wait to play again!) and watching movies. Jerry and I had a wonderful dinner of chicken, veggies, bread and Lambic. Many episodes of my favorite British comedy were watched while imbibing said Lambic.

Saturday, slept in until noon, maybe noon-thirty. Had a lovely breakfast at 2:30 on a sunny porch. Bummed about the Arden B, then headed to see the Roller Girls. It was a very exciting bout, and I'm anticipating seeing many more next season! I'm still sad about Savage Animal breaking her leg. I hope she recovers soon. :) Brandy, JD, Carrie, Jerry and I went to the 331, only to decide it was too crowded. We substituted the Knight's Cap for a round of beverages post-bout. We ended up back at Brandy and JD's place for some late night Venture Brothers. I can't wait to see the first two seasons so that season 3 will make more sense. :P

Sunday, got up at the crack of dawn to head back to Minneapolis. I got to Tiff's place FAR too early, so I chilled with Pixie and Daphne for a bit before disturbing Tiff's beauty sleep. ;) Worked out with the Wifey, had some lunch, then bummed about the house doing laundry and the likes until it was time for SPS. SPS was fairly short-lived this time around. I'm sadly anticipating this coming to a close for the season. I think a lot of us (myself included) aren't enjoying the venue change, as well as the SEASON change--it's totally time for outside activities! :) Jess, Bertine and Zach came over for an Easter nightcap. Good times were had by all.

Monday, got up for a workout with the Pantswife, then off to my first day with my new client. It's...interesting. We'll leave it at that. I went on a very cathartic scoot around town. Procured tasty dinner items (read: ROCK YOUR FACE OFF MEXICAN FOOD!) from may locations around town. I rocked everyone's faces off at Amanda's for some bitchin' board game goodness. I'm still aching to play more Amanda-fam House Rules UNO. It was so much fun! Jerry came over and fixed my computer. I think we got rid of 15 gigs of stupid crap that was crapping up my computer. It's still not running terribly fast, but it's a start.

Today, being Tuesday, got up and went for a workout downtown. I love that we've been keeping this up on a regular basis! :D Met up with Jerry and the Wifey and had a low-key workout. I drank too much water and got a little sick twice. :( Had another day with the new client...yeah. Went on yet another cathartic scoot about the town. Keep your eyes peeled for pictures! Post-scoot, met up with DCK over here so I could take a shower and change clothes. Went to the Wifey's place for an epic girl's night. DCK, Wifey and Bertine were all in attendance. We had many good foods, chats and laughs. I <3 my girls.

That leaves us where we are right now. Tired, sore, in need of a back rub, maybe a beer. Unfortunately, I have none cold, so it will have to be a Jynnan Tonnyx if I do decide on a beverage other than water. I have many pictures to get through from the last two days. I think you'll like what you see.

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It's been another week since I've really updated with anything of substance. ARG, WHY MUST I BE SO BUSY?

Monday: Mom came to get Darin. We tried to go to see Coraline, but we were late. Went shopping and out to lunch instead. Had a tasty burrito bol at Chipotle. MMM, SO GREAT. Made it to werk at 3pm. We had a whopping 8 tables between two servers from 3pm till we closed at 8pm. I'm glad we got to close early, because that meant I got to go to Bingo at the VFW with mah Wifey, Amanda, and Jerry B. We didn't win, but we still had fun. :) Hung out at my place with Jess and Jerry for a while playing Rock Band. Good times.

Tuesday: Went to the gym with the Wifey. Visited with Tiff for a while before that. Post work-out, we got Subway for lunch. TASTY! I worked at 4:30pm. I had ONE TABLE. So not worth the trip, but at least it's a shift. :( After werk, hung out with Meeeeeguel for a bit. Tried to do laundry. Didn't get very far on that one.

Wednesday: I got up at some ungodly hour of the morning to brave the Mall of America with the Pantsfam. Mom and I shopped while Darin and his friend rode rides. We ate at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Corporation. SO GREAT! I <3 shrimp. :) I found the CUTEST dress at Macy's, but I just can't justify that kind of $$ on ONE piece of clothing. :( Had a rough night at SPW. We'll see how the move to Ryan's goes over with the crowd.

Thursday: Worked a double at the Vesc. I had TWO TABLES. The last of the two ignored their bill for about an hour, keeping me there till 7:30. Goo. I had a much needed girl's night at Bertine's with Crystal and Jess in tow. Tasty dinner, tasty wine, tasty desserts...just what the doctor ordered. My back had started hurting on Wednesday, so I took some ibuprofen at Bertine's to calm it down.

Friday: Went to the gym with Jess again. I had planned on sleeping in, doing copious amounts of paperwork (taxes, etc) but didn't have a chance. Corey asked me to take his serving shift, and I did. I made about $60, which is awesome. Totally better than sitting at home contemplating doing laundry. :P Friday night, Jerry B. and I watched a couple of movies. I was in so much unbearable pain that I had to take ibuprofen at 5:30 when I got to work, again at 8:30ish when I got off work, again at home around 10:15, and again at midnight. I spent much of the evening icing my back and complaining of the pain. I'm so much fun to hang out with. :P

Saturday: Got up and went to Tiff's. Jess met me there, and we worked out pre-lunch and pedicures. Had tasty Asian buffet at the Midtown Global Market, then hit up Lupita's for $25 pedicures. SO GREAT. Thanks again to Bertine. That was very generous of you to treat us all, girlie. :) Went home for a bit to shower and shave. Put on my bikini and a white bathrobe to go jam out at Memory Lanes for the Lebowski tribute night. I won 2nd place in the costume contest, only because Asian Dan is a dirty cheater. :P Meeeeeguel had messed up his arm, presumably while sleeping the night before. He had (and continues to have) no sensation or control over much of his left (dominant) arm. I'm glad he came out with us. It wouldn't have been much fun to sit at home alone after a day in the hospital like that. :( He did well bowling right handed, and seemed to have fun. Again, I'm really glad he came out with us. :) We ended the night with Asian Dan scraping someone's mirror off their car--he left his name and number. I'm glad I have such great friends. :) We made a late night Taco Bell run and got tasty foods to help sober up the party people. I got to drive Joe's new car! SEXY. I think I finally made it to bed after 4. Arg, some day this extreme lack of sleep will catch up with me. :P

Sunday: Got up and went to Tiff's. I headed out to brunch at Abilene, Tank Girl costume makings in tow. Met Jess, Crystal, Sarah and James for a tasty Super Hero brunch. We got $5 off our meals. Can't shake a stick at that! :) As I was about to hit the proverbial hay at home, I gave Meeeeeguel a call to check in on him and his arm. He wasn't having the best day, so I headed over to his place to visit. We went to the Bad Waitress. I drank half a pot of coffee, he ate an omelet. Crystal picked me up from his place and we headed to SPS. There was a varied crowd, and the vibe was a little off. Crystal left very early due to a friend in need. Amanda had to jet to get a good night's sleep before work today. Jess and I were tired, so we headed out around 10. We tried to get DOLLAR TACOS at Chino as a late night snack, but we got stuck with the bitchy waitress who wouldn't tell us what time it was, so we left, opting to pick up goodies at Lund's. We saw Dane (my favorite grocer) and got our snacks. Headed home, but there was a weird vibe here, too! I headed over to Jess' place and we gabbed till all hours. I slept on her couch and we got up today to go to the chiropractor, thy gym, and Target. I <3 my Wifey. :D

Monday: Just like I said, got up, went to the chiro, the gym, the Target. Got lots of tasty foods. Crystal and Jess will be here around 6 or so to help me CLEAN. Why I have not done this before now is beyond me. I'll have to start thinking about packing it all up again someday soon, anyhow. :P As soon as a person gets settled in, that's when living situations change. Bleh.

Monday last--turns out I didn't have to work. Mom wanted to do lunch, so we hit up Ping's. That made me super happy! I had my little run-in with humor on my way there, and Mom dropped me at Target on her way out of town. I can't for the life of me remember what I wanted at Target...food, maybe? I honestly can't remember at this point. :P The lovely and talented Stylie came over for some one on one ROCK BAND action. She awoke me from a much needed nap that was filled with crazy dreams. We created R. T., who now lives on my wall, as well as INSIDE MY XBOX. So great. :) PROMPT WATER. 'Nuff said.

Tuesday--I worked lunch as a server, which was a nice change of pace. Didn't make much money, but still had a good time. I'm pretty sure that the Wifey and I went to work out, but I don't seem to have much supporting evidence of this claim. Yes, yes I did. I took the bus (it took forever) and met Jess for some much needed physical activity. Got back home to a very lovely surprise from the UK. I am so spoiled! :D The Wifey and Jerry B. came over for moar ROCK BAND. We also watched old commercials on youtube. Good times were had by all. We also watched some Rockapella! Carmen Sandiego, FTW!

Wednesday--another day, another night of South Park. The Wifey and I went ellipticalling and back. Had a good crowd on Wednesday for LEFTOVER NIGHT. Nobody was allowed to bring food. We did pretty hefty damage to the stash of food. I just hope it stays this way. Kicked the last of the rockers out at 2am. I honestly have no idea how I keep functioning!

Thursday--Javier picked me up before work. It's nice to get a ride once in a while. The bus isn't bad...I'd almost rather deal with the bus than Javier most days. :P Worked till 4. Nothing special. Wifey and I hit the gym again. Good times. Meeeeeguel came over for yet moar ROCK BAND. I passed out fairly early, feeling cold-like. I'm amazed I haven't gotten it since nearly ALL of my friends and family HAVE. I am so lucky!

Friday--woke up rather later than anticipated. I wanted to go to the gym with mah Wifey, but didn't want to push the cold-feeling. Lazed about the house till shortly before worktime. I made some really amazing Special K bars. I made decent money at work, stayed far later than originally expected, then went to Crystal's to visit with her kittehs. Jess and I spent over SIX HOURS hanging out at Crystal's place--without Crystal! I couldn't believe it! We had a really awesome chat about life. I <3 mah Wifey so hard!

Saturday--got up at some unreasonable hour to get Tiff up. Headed out to Arden Hills with Amanda to paint Jerry B.'s kitchen. I met his ADORABLE kitteh, Mojito. He's got a PIMPIN' HOUSE! Too bad it's in the middle of nowhere. :P It's got a bar in the basement, the Best Couch Ever, four bedrooms, and a fully functioning studio with a green screen and light grid. Amazing. After painting, I came home and had a lovely conversation with fleur. Glad to hear she's doing better, and hopefully our crazy schedules will mesh up soon so I can get kitteh play time in! :) Headed over to el Manfort with Jerry B. for a Saturday night drink-a-thon. Ended up bailing out early due to being a hell of a lot drunker than I thought, and DST and werk the next day. Sometimes, I have to be semi-responsible.

Sunday--got up shortly before I needed to be at werk. Hauled ass Downtown. Mom and Darin met me at Tiff's place, and we headed to the Kinh Do for tasty lunch. It helped slightly with my nasty hangover, but the Advil several hours later really sealed the deal. Mom and Darin and I went SHOPPING. At Rainbow, they had the beans I like but NO TORTILLAS. They also had fire fighters. Look for a picture soon! I call shenanigans on the tortillas. They also did not have the rice paper Mom wanted for making spring rolls. We went to the Midtown Global Market. The Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus was the live entertainment. I has a video! I will post it later. We bought Crazy Mexican Candies, rice paper, tortillas, tomatoes, cilantro...we basically walked out with the entire market in tow. Got home around 3 and did not stop playing Rock Band until about half an hour ago. Much hilarity at SPS ensued...too many things to even recall. Asian Dan logged in on my Xbox and downloaded all of his songs for us to use. SO GREAT! Darin was a trouper, just pooping out at 2am when the last of the guys left. Mom is going to skin me alive for letting the ten year old stay up all night. :P

That leaves me where I am now. Tired. A little hungry. Thirsty. Bored. Lonely. How I'm lonely after having an entire house of people over for nine hours is beyond me. I'm so needy. :P I'll try to update more regularly...I hope.

We left off on Monday of last week! How does the time get by me so quickly?!

Tuesday--my wrist was still sore when I got up. Major bummer when you work in the serving industry, I can tell you that! :( Werk was fine--I just made Corey do the brunt of the heavy lifting. :P I was actually supposed to work dinner, but got my schedule all jacked up in my brain. I got up, packed, took the bus across town, and got to werk before anyone else showed up. By the time I realised that I wasn't supposed to be there, the girl who WAS had arrived. She agreed to come in for dinner for me. That was so great! I took the bus up to Elk River after werk. Mom, Darin and I went to the Chinese buffet in Elk River, even though I wanted to go to Monticello. It was still tasty. I spent the night at home and did some last minute packing and hammering of details before Mom's birfday party. I think I managed to go to bed at a reasonable hour (before 3am, anyhow) since I knew I was getting up early the next morning.

Wednesday--got up around 9, I think. Took a shower, ran some errands with Mom. We had an AWESOME ADVENTURE at the furniture store in ER. :D We ate Taco Bell for lunch, yet still stopped in for milk with Darin at school. So great! Mom brought me home in the early afternoon. The Wifey and I were supposed to go to Costco, but my timing was poor. I checked in on Crystal and Jessica B. to make sure they didn't need anything. I still have beans and oil for Jessica! Our schedules will work out one of these days, I promise! We had a successful SPW, complete with Church Basement potluck foods. So great, I tell ya!

Thursday--I had to get up FAR too early to go to werk. That's the only downer to SPW, is working the next morning at the ungodly hour of 10:30am. :P I worked my tail off all day, despite a severe lack of sleep. Stopped in to see my good friend, Jeneane (sp?) at Ragstock with dinner in tow. She spoiled me with tidings of a cute wallet and two reusable bags. I have the bestest friends! I also hit the bank and the grocery. I replaced Crystal's three year old condiments. :P I hit up Powderhorn Park with Meeeeeguel, Dave, Bertine, Ryan, mah Wifey, and E-Man. SO GREAT, was the sledding! We went to Crystal's afterward for cocoa and treats. Tofu lo-mein, butterscotch schnapps, and an unflattering nap later, I had a great night. :)

Friday--After sleeping in extremely late, I eventually dragged my bum ass out of bed and hit up Costco with mah Wifey and Meeeeeguel. We procured many goods for Mom's b-day party. We went to Bertine's for Raving Rabbids and pizza before she and Crystal went to a concert. The Wifey and I weren't feeling up to a concert on a Friday night. I'm just not much of a 'let's go out on Friday night' kind of person. Meh. I'm too cheap and get easily overstimulated. I loaded up many party goods into Grimace (Wifey's car) and called it a night...or, at least, I tried to. Seeing as I slept in half the day, I wasn't able to fall asleep till well after 4am. BUMMER. Oh, I was also having a hard time falling asleep due to the fact that there were ANTS crawling all over my ceiling. Plunkett's was called in to inspect the damages--the lady "laid some traps" in hopes that they would eat the bait and take it back to the nest. I bought a shiny can of RAID and killed every last one of the bastards. I haven't seen an ant since. :D

Saturday--got up just in the nick of time to finish packing, get dressed and RUN to the bus with my little old lady cart in tow. :P I spent the day at Tiff's--worked out with the Wifey, baked two cakes for the party, set the party room up, took a shower...bleh. The party was a rousing success, save for the fact that Mom was the FIRST PERSON TO SHOW UP. :P Usually, when she says she'll be somewhere at 5pm, that means 5:30 or 6. She got there at 4:30. Whoops. :P A bunch of family members came, as well as a lot of my friends. I think Mom had a really good time. I know Darin did! We had lots of Nerf and Nerf-esque guns to play with, and lots of camo was worn. SO GREAT! Mom and Darin ducked out around midnight, but the rest of us partied till nearly 4am! I got so tanked...

Sunday--I reluctantly dragged myself out of bed and got over to Tiff's around noon thirty. She headed off to breakfast, and I stayed to clean her place up. Thankfully, Meeeeeguel lent me a hand and packed up the party remnants into his van to bring back to my place. I thanked him in the form of lunch at Los Ocampo. OMG, I <3 Mexican food after a night of heavy drinking. I came home with the intention of taking a nap. I got here after 3pm, spent a solid half hour unpacking leftovers from the party and finding new homes for them. I laid down to take a nap, and then Amanda and Chris showed up! This is why I am off to bed as soon as I finish typing this goofy thing. I'm wiped! Ann bought lots of awesome new animal hats to go with the Frog Hat that Bertine gave me. We lost a guitar due to a broken spring. We had many technical difficulties with the webcam, so we called it quits on that front for the evening. Everyone hit the road fairly early--Amanda and Chris first, around 9 or so (so awesome to see them again!), and people slowly filtered out after that. I think Asian Dan was the last to go, and that was around midnight.

That leaves me where I am now. Calm, cool, collected. Tired as all get out. I don't have a copy of the schedule for this week...I hope I don't work tomorrow. :P

POWDERHORN PARK, HERE WE COME!

We left off, dear SBj fans, at 4am last Thursday. How do I manage to pack so much stuff into my days?! :P

Thursday, I didn't actually end up falling asleep till 6:30am. I don't know why. I just couldn't sleep. I was NOT a happy camper when 9:30am rolled around, and I had to get up and catch a bus. >:( Work was fine. We actually got busy, and I made some decent $$! That's always a nice bonus. My replacement didn't show up till nearly 5:30, as per usual. I hope they figure out that her tardiness affects everyone else in a major way. Javier was nice enough to stick around and give me a ride home. I really appreciate that, even if Javier is a little creepy. We sat in his car and had a nice chat until I was falling asleep in his car. I then hopped upstairs, took a fast shower, and mah Wifey picked me up to go see Crystal. I went armed with three bottles of wine and the intention to drink at least one of them all by myself, due to the shibby news. Meeeeeguel met up with me and my lovely girlfriends for Chinese food and girly movies. I sincerely apologise to anyone (Bertine) whose movie experience(s) I disrupted. I was sleepy as hell and looped up on a bottle of wine. SCORE ONE FOR THE PANTS!

Friday, I got up at a reasonable hour (11am...lulz) and headed DT to meet up with Michelle. She's the one who helped me file my divorce papers oh-so-many years ago. She helped me file my harassment restraining order against Damian. I will write an entry on this adventure, as it was detailed, difficult, and necessary. I will never forget this day. I want to write the judge a thank you card. At the end of the day, I had a mini-SP event. Amanda and Bridgette were able to come, so we invited some people over for fun and RB. Amanda and Bridgette both had to leave early, due to illness and TV programming, in that order. :P Everyone was glad to meet A and B, and I'm so thrilled they were both able to come! Things got a little out of hand later in the evening. I still maintain this was all Asian Dan's fault, even though he wasn't there. Pantsless snow angels, camera flashes, and general craziness ensued after Asian Dan told us he wanted his bottle of whiskey to be GONE by the next time he came over. That guy... *shakes head*

Saturday, I got up at headed to Tiff's. I really like my weekend routine. It gets me out of bed at a decent hour, yet allows me to go out and party the night before. :) Tiff and I hung out till almost noon! I headed out to run some errands, hit Target pretty hard, picked up some sammich meat from Crystal, then came home to bake in my bathrobe for the skiers. The lovely Bertine was kind enough to bring me a can of baking powder. I am so grateful for that, I don't think she even knows. <3 When the skiers got back in town, we used up the ground beef that Chris brought on Wednesday and had BACON CHEESEBURGERS. I had Velveeta Shells and Cheese. :P I made neon spritz cookies, and we drank hot cocoa with Bailey's in it. YUMMO. We played Rock Band, as Jess and Ryan couldn't fathom my TV with anything other than RB playing on the screen. ;) We called it an early night, as everyone was fatigued from some hard slope hitting.

Sunday, I went to Tiff's and headed home pretty quickly. I spent much of the day lazing around in bed, not really doing much of anything. AMANDA AND CHRIS were the first RB attendees!!! I am so happy they came. :D Chris and Peter were the two newcomers. I hope we see more of them soon. :) Bertine even brought Crystal! We had a fairly large crowd, topping out at 15 people! I still am so amazed every week that all of my lovely friends come and cram themselves into my tiny apartment for hours on end. I <3 you guys, srsly. We celebrated Pete's 1/2 b-day with a tasty cake with HOMEMADE frosting that mah roommie made, as well as healthy snacks, and Bacardi-diets. A great time was had by all!

Monday, my Mom called around 9 or 10...I'm not really sure which. She had went to coffee with my Grandma (Doug's Mom) and had to tell me the news. Something about Darin being off from school, Grandma fighting with her sister (sad!), me going to Elk River tomorrow, and lord only knows what else. I hate it when she calls me so early! :P I tried to fall back asleep, but of course, the neighbor's dog started barking, as well as someone kindly running their chainsaw in the alley. Lovely. I did manage to fall back asleep, staying in bed till nearly 2pm! I am so lazy. :P I got up and did some business, ate some tasty popcorn, and headed to work. I got home around 9:45. Nothing eventful really happened at work, for which I am thankful.

No dice on the daily updates, eh?

Tuesday (10th): Mom and I went and had school lunch with Darin after mailing packages all over the world. To those of you who have already received them, I can't wait to hear what you think, and to those of you who will receive them later, I also can't wait to hear what you think. :P We contemplated stopping in at the dentist, but they were out for lunch, so I'll have to have my tooth looked at another day. I also think my wisdom teeth are coming in, so I'll need some consultation on when I'll be having those out. Boo! Mom and I called pixiecup to see if there was anything she needed, seeing as she had a busted up arm. She said she needed olive oil, so we got her some. :P I did some cleaning of my room, washed some whites, and then went to Psycho Suzi's with Jerry B. and his pals. I filled out an application, but I doubt I'll hear anything from them. I got home around 2am and crashed around 3, as per my new usual.

Wednesday (11th): I went over to pixiecup's house to help her fill out MN Care paperwork. I need to finish mine, too! I had a great chat with her, helped do the papers, and then washed her dishes while she fed me chard and Wheat Thins with hummus. She's a great lunch date! We had a LARGE scare when Owen got home from school. He said that Wes wasn't on the bus. We got in Jessica's car and started speeding around town trying to find him. We were extremely relieved to see him sitting, teary-eyed, on the front step of the apartment building. I have never known such fear as thinking that someone's child could be missing. Once we were all happily reunited, Jessica's cat, Fay, started nomming on my hair, so we took some pictures. I can't wait to see how they turned out! On my walk home, I picked up some Taco Bell. Sick and wrong, I know, but still tasty. :P During SPW, we celebrated Tiff's 1/2 B-day, so we hired the lovely and talented Warr N. Piece to strip for her. Good times were had by all. But you don't have to take MY word for it. :P

Thursday (12th): I never want to get up on Thursdays to go to work. It's hard after staying up till all hours partying to find the motivation to get up, get on a bus, and go to work for 6+ hours. :P Work was fairly uneventful, aside from the fact that I felt an ear infection coming on. I got a ride home from one of the cooks, and he even took me to the bank and the grocery store! I scored some hella awesome bacon and tasty bits for cooking food. Mike and I had dinner and video games together. He also put peroxide in my ears. They did start to feel better, but I was really dizzy. Odd side effect, I thought.

Friday (13th): Didn't get up till 1:30, and didn't actually roll out of bed till after 3. Mike and I went to a late lunch at the Independent, hit up Game Stop for some lovelies, and Ragstock to see my favorite used clothing cashier. I spent Friday night with Jerry B. drinking Sapphire gimlets, eating bacon, and watching crazy British television. SO GREAT.

Saturday (14th): Was supposed to go to teh pancake breakfast with Ann, Bertine and Crystal, but for many reasons, I didn't make it. Went to go visit my favorite Tiffiny in the whole wide world, and waited for Bertine to come pick me up. Went to Bertine's in search of a suit, and found something super! I was planning on going home to sleep and do laundry before going to work, but of course that didn't happen. :P Bertine and I hung out and gabbed for HOURS. I love that about her, that we can just sit and yak for EVER. So great! I worked at the Vesc from 4:30-11pm. I had no idea I'd be getting out that late! Mike picked me up so we could go to dinner and hang out. For one reason or another, didn't make it to sleep before 3am...again.

Sunday (15th): Went to Tiff's. Got her up. Met Mom and Darin and Mike for lunch at the Green Mill. I will have to post pictures and specifics of my pizza order later. It was fucked up! Darin and I went home so he could play Rock Band and so I could have a nap. People showed up to watch some movie that Ann wanted to watch, so that left Darin and I on the couch. :P I drifted in and out of sleep until around 5 or so, until the movie was over and other people started to show up. The lovely Sarah and James were the first ones to show up not for the movie. What a great surprise! It was Dani and David's Engagement Party, coupled with the food theme of the Seven Deadly Sins. I'll link the gallery after werk. :)

Sunday night into Monday morning: I got a phone call from damncutekitty, asking me to take her to the ER. I am an unlikely candidate for this job, mostly due to the fact that I don't have a car. Even if I hadn't had access to Ann's vehicle, I would have taken a taxi, I would have run across town, I don't care--I would have found a way over there to take her to the hospital. I spent a very tense and worried six hours in the ER, watching Crystal's blood be drawn, ultrasounds be taken, and listening to her moan in pain when the meds weren't working. I was so numb from lack of sleep and shock from the situation to cry, but I wanted to. How stressful!

Monday morning (16th): I made the call to Crystal's mom, telling her that Crystal was in the ER and that I wasn't going to leave her. That is one of the worst calls to make--telling someone's parents that their child is in the ER. I'm just so glad that it wasn't for something worse! I also called Crystal's boss so she would know Crystal had a valid excuse for missing out on work on Monday. :P I got a call back from the boss, and I thought that was sweet. What a nice lady to work for! In addition to Crystal's business that needed handling, I tried desperately to get a hold of my Mom, so that she could come and get Darin. As much as I wanted to hang out with him, I knew I wouldn't make it to noon with him hanging out on zero hours of sleep. She was able to come get him around 8:30, which was nice. I think I got home around 9, and it was super nice that they hung out for a bit until I got there so they could say goodbye.

Monday afternoon into the night: I slept from 10am till 3pm, since I had to work at 5. Whatever in the hell I was thinking that I would be "fine" to work, I don't know. I desperately wished I had called in the morning and found someone to work for me. Fortunately, mah wifey told me she would give me a ride to werk. I can't even tell you how much I appreciated that. Bertine said she'd pick me up from werk, and that sent me over the edge. I cried for the first time that day when I felt the love from my friends over something as simple as a ride to and from werk. :)

Monday night: I got to werk and immediately regretted it. I was so tired that I could barely function. I tried to find someone to replace me, to no avail. Oh well. That wouldn't have been a problem, until 7pm rolled around. Damian showed up and hung out for an hour. I was so tired and numb that I couldn't deal with the fact that he was there. He kept telling me that he would leave me alone, and that he was having trouble concentrating over us splitting up. I burst into tears after he left. I just felt so dirty and slimy and manipulated. I still feel gross thinking about it. I'm going to file a restraining order. I'm really sad about that. :( Bertine got me, and we went to Fedex/Kinko's to make a copy of my resume for my interview on Tuesday morning. :D We also had a glass of wine, talked about life, and then I passed out around midnight.

Tuesday (17th): I woke up at 8 and promptly told my phone (alarm clock) to eff off. 8am shouldn't exist in my world, I swear. :P I got up around 8:30, lurked about the internets for a while, then took to getting ready. I think the interview went well. It's so close to home! I can't wait to find out. :) The wifey came over and we walked to Rainbow for tasty lunch bits. Got some sammich goodies and chilled for a while. That was a nice change of pace. I hung out solo till around 6:30, when she came back to get me so we could go get groceries for Crystal and some dinner for ourselves. The lovely Amanda joined us about halfway through dinner, and Crystal called HOURS before we were expecting her! It was so great to hear that she was doing better than expected. :) We headed over to her place and immediately set to work cleaning her domicile. Jess washed the majority of the dishes, I cleaned the fridge, Bertine did the drying and putting away. I stayed the night and we passed out fairly early.

Wednesday (18th): Crystal woke up several times to go the the bathroom. I kept telling her she needed to take her temperature, since that's the first sign of an infection. :P I'm glad I stayed. We ended up sleeping in pretty late, which was nice. I stayed till after 5, when Ann came and got me. We had spent the day watching Clueless (OMG SO GREAT) and BS-ing around. Crystal's friend Rox sent flowers, and of course they came to deliver while we were on our 15 minute junk food run. I think if Crystal was in the mood for Cheetos and dark chocolate that she'll be fine in NO TIME. That makes me happy. :) Ann took me to Chicago Lake Liquors, where I procured tasty beverages for the group. She headed out for a friend's birthday party, so it was a PANTS only night. ;)

Wednesday night: I got the brilliant idea to broadcast ourselves on the internets via this here website. We had over a hundred hits, and at the peak of our famousness, we had 21 viewers at once! So great. I think the webcam will become a staple of all SP/RB get togethers. :D Owen came tonight, as well as a few new friends. I <3 me some new friends!

So, that leaves us where I am now. Alone, nearing 4 am, needing to go to sleep and think about working 10:30-5 tomorrow. I don't wanna! I want to sleep all day! I'll prolly go to work, though. :) I also have to think about filing that restraining order, finishing my MN Care paperwork, and getting to pixiecup's house with the beans and olive oil for her. What a week that is left for me!

Crystal's Mom just called to tell me that they are JUST NOW starting her surgery. She was supposed to go at noon or noon thirty. What a shitty way to spend your day--sitting in the hospital, waiting for your scheduled surgery time and then being told it was delayed. :( They've been there since eleven this morning! Poor girl.

Bertine and I are going to go to the Midtown Global Market for some Crazy Mexican Candy and dinner. We are also going to pick up some groceries (crackers, gatorade, jell-o) for Crystal. We might splurge and buy some flowers, too. ;)

Send your good thoughts her way, people. It's a fairly routine operation, but she's still going to be under the weather for a few days because of it. A little love never hurt anyone!

I almost cried when I saw the stones in Crystal's ultrasound...every time she felt in pain...when they stuck her with needles and an IV...when she couldn't get any sleep due to the friggin' noisy automatic door...ugh, I'm such a baby. :P

Jessica just offered to give me a ride to work, stating, "you deserve someone to help take care of you after taking care of someone"

Shortly thereafter, Bertine sent me a message saying, "Call me when you get off work and I'll pick you up. You need your sleep for tomorrow."

That one seriously sent me over the edge. :) I still need to have a full on CRY over all of this--seeing a friend in pain, utter exhaustion, overwhelming friendship...but I'm definitely feeling better now. :)

I love you all so very, VERY much. <3

Not to discount anyone else, but I still maintain that the four of us are going to be the most awesome, craziest old ladies, pinching asses and talking about sex in the nursing home. :D

So...where did we leave off? Oh, yes, that's right. Last Friday, I went to Bar Abeline with Mike and his peeps. Since then, I haven't had a full night of sleep. Bleh.

Saturday morning, I got up bright and early to catch a bus to Tiff's rockin' downtown bachelorette pad. I got a sammich on my way over to Scooterville to buy my sexy new scooter with my good friends Jeremy and Jerry. I wish I hadn't bought the sammich, because Scooterville had TASTY chicken chili, croissants, and beverages. I partook in the goodies there, saving the sammich for later.

Saturday afternoon, I believe I took a nap. Yes, upon further reflection, I'm sure I took a nap. I meant to catch a bus over to bertine's place for the Tapas Party. Instead, my wonderful roommate gave me a ride. SUPER! The Tapas Party lasted at Bertine's until 11:30ish, and at MY place until 6am Sunday morning.

Sunday morning, I slept on Tiff's couch for ~2 hours before going to the meeting from hell. Fortunately, Ann was willing and able to give me a ride BACK to werk AND home after. I got to take some relaxing time to myself before closing down the Vesc for the night. I <3 my roommie.

Sunday night, I could NOT fall asleep. Looking back on things, I should have taken a couple of Benadryls instead of drinking an entire bottle of wine, but you live and you learn, right? :P

Monday morning, I managed to sleep in till very nearly noon, I think. Facebook will tell us the answer! I'll report back on when I actually got up. I spent much of Monday in my bed. A great place to spend any day of the week, but particularly satisfying on a Monday. Bertine came over Monday night for burritos and to bring me a phone charger, as I had lost mine Sunday morning on my way to Tiff's. I stayed up WAY too late playing Rock Band all by my lonesome.

Tuesday, with no work to be done, I slept in...again. I meant to get up and apply for some jobs, but the motivation could not be found in the subzero temperatures. Instead, I chilled at home and got things ready for Owen, Wes and Darin to come over and play Rock Band!

Tuesday night was lovely, with three young guys playing Rock Band together. Owen got a little hyper after eating a sugary treat, but that's ok. He's 6! Let him be hyper! After the kidlets left, the Vodka that Asian Dan brought was cracked open. I think we stayed up playing until 3am.

Wednesday morning, I didn't do much of anything. I was too hungover! Around 2, I got dressed and hit the pavement with my resume. The main event was a stop in at Zeno in Uptown, where ten other people came and went with applications during the ten minutes that I was there. Ain't no WAY I'm hearing back from them. :(

Wednesday night, SPW was held. Things got a little sillier than normal...I blame it all on the Wifey's bottle of 100 proof Vodka that she brought for making screwdrivers. Arg, my liver hates me, I'm sure. Much fun was had, and we even shaved Jerry B.'s head! He brought me a mug from Suzi's as payment--a Fu Manchu, per my request. It has a very cute note inside! ;)

Thursday morning, I semi-drunkenly called Javier from Vescio's to come pick me up. He even brought me a coffee! I was in no mood or condition to be working a 6.5 hour shift, so of course I volunteered to stay late and serve since someone called in sick. :P

Thursday night, I took a bus all the way from SLP to South Minneapolis. A scary Vietnam Vet kept asking me questions and telling me that his "back was screaming so fucking bad". I was very glad he didn't actually need the same bus that I did. Got to Ryan's and had a good social night. I played Designated Driver for Meeeeeguel, and ended up staying up till past 4. Arg, my body hates me.

Friday morning, I played some Rock Band with Mike. He had agreed to drive me to werk in exchange for a delicious lunch from the Vesc, so we had a little time to kill. Plus, I needed to wash Corey's uniform that I had borrowed the night before.

Friday afternoon, I was at work from 3-6:30. I'm so glad I didn't have to stay till 7! Amanda picked me up and we went to Bar Abeline. We did make one tiny stop before, so I could bring dinner to my awesome friend at the Uptown Ragstock. She is so great! :)

Friday night, we had an awesome girl's night. We hung out at Abeline till around 9, and sent Anney and Mel on their merry ways. Bertine, Sarah (lonely_doll) and I picked up some beer and wine and hit up Crystal's place. Much fun ensued as we watched Crystal sew for the awesome play that she is playing SM for.

[Friday night into] Saturday morning at 1:30, I announced that Bertine's DD (that's me) was leaving because I was falling asleep, and she claimed to not be too terribly far behind me. We had to stop by my place to pick up my serving uniform so I could go straight to Vescio's after my other Saturday activities. I couldn't find my keys inside my tiny frog pack, so I contemplated calling Ann. I'm glad I didn't, because she was sound asleep! I was a little concerned that when I did find my keys and got upstairs, that my apartment door was unlocked. Everything seems to be in ok shape, so I'm not too worried any longer.

Ont he way home to Bertine's on Saturday morning, I decided we needed Taco Bell at 2am. Best. Decision. Ever. We ate tacos with Xerxes, Harriet and Emerson. I love her kitties! I don't think we got to bed until well after 3, since we both like to talk. :P

Later Saturday morning, we got up at the ungodly hour of 9am. I made it to Tiff's with plenty of time to spare. I hung out for a bit until the Wifey could pick me up. :) I got to meet Jessica's guinea pigs. They are so cute! We headed over to the Manfort (Ryan's house) for art sled construction. We ate frozen pizza, rice and yellow curry.

Saturday evening, Crystal took me to werk. I made $200! I didn't have to work nearly as hard as the rest of the servers, either. So awesome. Jerry B. and I went to Chiang Mai Thai for some tasty Thai food. We stayed up past 2 because we couldn't shut up. :P

Sunday morning, I got up at 8am to head to Tiff's. We had to get up a little earlier than normal due to Bar Abeline's awesome Champagne Brunch! Amanda, Jeremy, Amy, Jessica W., Ryan, Tiff and myself were all in attendance. I still need to post pictures. If you get their secret code, you get $3 off your bill!

Sunday afternoon, full slightly tipsy, I made it home and took a power nap before the gang showed up for Super Bowl Sunday goodness. I had a TERRIFYING dream that Jessica had brought Damian over for the party today. Bertine made me a cake that looks like the main page of Facebook, complete with a news feed, status updates, and notifications. :P I was making people cry because I was so mad at them for letting Damian come to my house. :(

Asian Dan was the first one to show up to my place, around 3pm. We started the Endless Setlist around 4:45. As per usual, we stayed up way too late. I got to bed around 3am. Go me. :P

Here we are, Monday morning. I woke up around 9:30 so I could call my Mom in regards to lunch today. She said she would call me back when her meeting was over. She called around 11:30, but it felt like only five minutes prior, not two hours. :P One of these days, I promise I'll take a day to just SLEEP.

Mom and I went to El Paraiso for lunch. I had the flautas, she had a burrito. She was jealous, because the flautas are so amazing. :P We hit up Target for some household goodies and a present for my cousin Matt. We left it in his entryway. We'll see when/if he gets it...I'm betting he and his wife only really use the back door. Oops.

I'm chilling on the couch, watching Groundhog Day. I should really call my Grandma...Dad's Mom. It's her birfday today, and I neglected to send a card. I'm sending some pictures to Walgreen's tonight that I will print out and send to her tomorrow. :) I'm a good granddaughter.

I may or may not be going to the Artist's Quarter tonight. Corey from the Vesc needs a piece of arm candy to accompany him to the show tonight. He's doing stand up comedy, and he wants a pretty girl to sit at his table and laugh when he's funny. All of the other comedians always wonder where he gets his pretty girls from, since most comedians are pretty goofy looking people. :P

I might take a nap...I might play some XBox...I might keep watching Groundhog's Day...we'll see.

Our band name is How About No, Scott? Too funny.

We are doing the Endless Setlist in RB2 instead of watching the stoopid football game. We are keeping a tally of how well we do. We just completed 15 songs. Here are the counts:

eye of the tiger - 5
my own worst enemy - 5
i was wrong - 5
what you want - 5
e-pro - 5
hungry like wolf - 5
pretend we're dead - 5
rebel girl - 5
nine in the afternoon - 5
float on - 5
drain you - 5
pda - 5
man in the box - 4
cool for cats - 5
hello there - 4
today - 5
that's what you get - 5
spirit in the sky - 5
we got the beat - 5
new kid in school - 5
feel the pain - 4
pump it up - 4
one step closer - 4
welcome to neighborhood - 4
white wedding - 4
psycho killer - 4
lump - 5
conventional lover - 4
**de-luxe**Ann - 5
shooting star - 5
unlocked bto achievement
give it away - 5
million points
the middle - 4
american woman - 4
livin' on a prayer - 5
one way or another - 4?
jagged gorgeous winter - 4
go your own way - 5
kids in america - 5
girls not grey- 5
lazy eye - 5
come out and play - 5
mountain song - 5
where did you go - 4
alex chilton - 5
rockin' me - 5
tangled up in blue - 4
alive - 5
round and round - 5
you oughta know - 5
alabama getaway - 5
testify - 5
supreme girl - 5
pinball wizard - 5
our truth - 5
uncontrollable urge - 5
bad reputation - 5
night lies - 5
any way you want it - 5
teen age riot - 5
shackler's revenge - 4
let there be rock - 4
the trees - 4
aqualung - 5
down with the sickness - 5
chop suey - 5
everlong - 5
master exploder - 5
give it all - 5
carry on my wayward son - 5
rob the prez o dent - 4
spoon man - 4
ace of spades - 5
almost easy - 5
ramblin man - 5
get clean - 4
peace sells - 5
colony of birchmen - 5
souls of black - 4
bodhisattva - 5
shoulder to the plow - 5
battery - 4
visions - 4
panic attack - 4
painkiller - 5



We'll keep you posted as we go along. Bertine is kicking ass on the bass right now! 4:45pm. :)

As of 7:50pm, we are about 3 hours in. Kicking all kinds of ass! :D

Singers:

PANTS
Amy
Crystal
Ann
Chris P.
Dave

Bassists:

Bertine
Asian Dan
PANTS
Crystal
Dave
Meeeeeguel

Guitarists:

Dave
Asian Dan
PANTS
Ryan

Drummers:

Asian Dan
Meeeeeguel
PANTS
Dave

As of 9:22pm, we are at song 65/84. We are so close we can taste it! :P

9:51pm, song 72/84. We need to hurry the eff up so we can shut off the drums. I don't wanna piss off the landlady! :P

We finished slightly before 11pm, CST. Dano, PANTS, damncutekitty and Bertine all now have LEGENDARY status...and $54,000. :D

This weekend was pretty intense.

Friday night, Mike picked me up at Vescio's after my big bad 3.5 hour shift. We went to Panera and had some tasty dinner. We chatted at my place for an hour or so before hitting up Bar Abeline. They had some really awesome specials and was overall tolerable until the music started. I learned just how much rap I know and actually enjoy! Scary.

We ended up at my place with a few of Mike's friends for video games and hanging out. We got a little loud while talking about politics and issues. Ann woke up and had to shush us around 1:30. We changed gears and played a little Rock Band. Mike's friend Teri wants to go sing karaoke with me some time. ROCK!

Mike and I ended up staying up till 3:30. Holy crap, I was tired on Saturday morning.

I got up around 9:25 and caught a bus to Tiff's. Fortunately, I was only 10 minutes late.

After Tiff's I went to Subway and got a sammich. Went to Scooterville and bought my sexy new scooter with Jerry B. and 433. Awesome times were had.

Took a much needed nap before the Tapas party at bertine's. Ann drove me there, and we stopped by the liquor store for some wine to share. Rob from WAAAAY back in the day came, as well as Jerry B. Many good times were had by all.

The party had to calm down at Bertine's due to a crazy neighbor situation, so we moved the party to my place. Nine of us camped out until all hours of the morning.

Except for the fact that I left home at 6am, caught a bus that didn't take me where I needed it to go, walked ~6 blocks in the butt cold, slept on Tiff's couch with the sun in my eyes, and then attended a shitty meeting at werk this morning, I had a great time.

Oh, I also lost my cell phone charger, and I have a dead phone battery. Anyone with a Nokia 6133 charger should stop by Vescio's tonight, or bring it to my house. I'm too cheap to spend $20 on another charger.

I'm a little crabby today. Watch out. >:(

Yesterday, I hit up Target fairly early on. Their promises of sale prices were not impressive. I got a few tasty treats, as well as a few little gift items for friends. I spent less than $15. All in all, a successful trip to Target.

After that, I met up with Anney and her smokin' hot co-worker. We hit Subway up for lunch and got STRAIGHT HATED on by the girl who works there. She has a thing for Anney, and I think she was jealous of me and/or the man friend.

Spent a little time chilling with Anney on her slow day. It was nice to catch up. We have a lot in common, just coming off of abusive/controlling relationships, so we really have a good understanding of the other person's situation. I'm SO GLAD we are over that shit.

I got lucky and caught a 4 directly home with my parcels in tow. Spent an hour or so chilling with some wine and ROCK BAND! Dave and Ann spent Christmas Eve exporting all of the RB 1 songs into RB 2, and also purchased some No Doubt songs! So awesome.

When it was time for me to head out, I called Amanda to see what her ETA to el Herk was. She came and picked my drunk ass up, and we caught up in the car. Scored some free parking behind the Herk, and even saw Anney parking her car. We got a nice booth in the back and my favorite server from back in the day. Angie and Jessica showed up, and good times were had by all. Tasty foods were had by all, too!

Getting steadily drunker, I hit up Saver's with Jessica and Angie. We were on a mission to get Jessica a bathrobe. I was supposed to find something, too, but was too drunk to care. :P Hit up Hi-Lake Liquors in hopes of scoring some cheap wine. They were more expensive than Chicago Lake Liquors, and they smelled like piss. We headed out to CL-Liquors and bought most of their supply of Boone's Farm. LULZ.

Hit up Crystal's to finish my dress for my sister's wedding. The dress is a complete success and is ready for wearing next Friday. OMG, a week from now, my little sister will be married! Eek!

After the dress making was over, Jessica, Angie, Crystal and I finished up the rest of the Boone's Farm and headed out to get more. Drunkenly, Crystal and I decided that a cigarette would be a good idea. Today, I am very much regretting it. I feel like I got hit by a truck. :P NEVER AGAIN, SRSLY.

We ended up with four more bottles of rainbow colored liquor at 7.5% alcohol volume each. We also got a pack of Camel Turkish Gold cigarettes (vomit), a lighter, several Party Pizzas, and a case of the giggles. Jerry B showed up, so I had to invite Amanda. She was already in her PJs. Probably for the best. :P

Our little party of Jessica, Crystal, Angie and myself suddenly included Ryan, Jerry B and Meeeeeguel. Good times were had by all until around 1:30. I spent much of the night lamenting my drunkenness and cigarette infused lungs in Jerry's lap on the couch. I slept for a good chunk of time. :P Crystal's couches rock.

Meeeeeguel gave me a ride home, and all was well with the world until around 7am when I woke up. Every time I am drunk, I WAKE UP when the drunk has worn off. I then have to pee, get a glass of water, and convince myself that it's a good idea to go back to sleep. Bleh.

Got up, dragged my ass to Tiff's place around 10:30. I'm glad she didn't mind sleeping in for a while this morning. We discussed her goings on, as well as our costumes for tonight's festivities.

Spent much of the day with Crystal and Bertine. We hit up the YWCA for Body Flow class, but I spent the time being hung over in the pool, hot tub and sauna. :) After working out and relaxing in the hot tub, we got dressed and hit up Rainbow to procure groceries for tonight and tomorrow. Bertine just dropped me off, and I have about an hour or so before she'll be back to pick me up. I need a nap!

Tonight shall be much fun with the Lebowski B-Day Blowout for Jessica. Tomorrow shall be awesome with lots of South Park and Rock Band. I can't wait! :D

Quite literally, I just returned to the couch from a bathroom break. This was the first time I've taken a pee since 9:00 am. I wasn't doing the little pee-pee dance, squirming around or ANYTHING. This is a daily occurrence. I also drink AT LEAST a gallon of water each day. In addition to today's gallon or so, I drank a few sips of root beer, three mugs of Chamomile tea, AND a Pomegranate 7UP after werk.

I am not lying to people when I tell them that I really only go to the bathroom 2-3 times per day on a normal day. When I'm sick, drunk, hung over, or overly hydrated (and it takes A LOT for me to be overly hydrated), sometimes I will go more often. I probably will not go again before I go to bed, unless I stay up till 3 again...which I'm not planning on doing. Hrm...

I've been sleeping better due to 4 minute snooze...or the fact that I'm getting about six hours of sleep per night. Going to bed at 3, waking up at 9. No problem! I even have time to check my email in the morning. :)

I've also been keeping up with flossing and using mouth wash. I'm really proud of myself. Now, to make myself STICK and STICK HARD to that diet. :P

Had a lovely burrito with damncutekitty and bertine. I have been craving one since Monday or Tuesday. SO AWESOME! I dropped off my dress pieces with Crystal. I hope it turns out ok. I will have to stop in on her to cut the outer layer pieces out...perhaps on Sunday. We shall see.

I'm fully intending on staying up for a bit to play Rock Band 2. Hate on it if you want, but I unlocked an achievement for getting flawless on Expert vocals last night. tallelfnorth can attest to that. I feel pretty rockin' right now. I wanna rock some more!

a_jaclyn found me POMEGRANATE 7-UP! I have the bestest roommie ever. :D

Watching edited movies on TNT sucks ass. I really wish I could find Kill Bill 1 & 2. I'm fairly certain that they disappeared when someone moved out about two years ago. So did my Back to the Future trilogy. Whatever.

As I'm bumming around the house, looking for an excuse to not clean, and really wishing I could watch Kill Bill, I flip on the TV. It's on channel 37--not exactly my cup of tea. As I turn on the guide to mosey through the channels for something better to watch, I notice that the current channel is playing Kill Bill v. 2! Funny how life works out sometimes, eh? :)

Today has been a really productive day. I got up at 9:05 (after pressing the snooze button for half an hour) and caught the bus at 9:25. Got to Tiff's after a four block walk in the BLISTERING cold. I really wish the bus got closer to Tiff's building! After coffee had been imbibed, Tiff and I went to Chicago Lake Liquors to pick up beer for the festivities tonight.

After leaving Tiff's place, I called damncutekitty while I waited to catch a bus to the library. After all the time I spent waiting, Ic ould have walked and been better off. :P I dropped off my overdue movie (Best of Chapelle's show) and walked one block up to the LRT station. I had to put more $$ on my GoTo card. I caught yet another bus down to Macy's to pick up some lunch. Decided on Asian noodles from Leeann Chin's. Tasty!

I stopped in the entry area of Target Downtown to eat my noodles. I was so hungry by this point--I think it was around 12:30, and NO SAMMICH! :( Oh well, the noodles were good. :) I spent some time bumming around Target, still talking to Crystal. This is the second day in a row where I talked to a friend for over an hour on the phone...that never happens!

After Target, I hiked it up to the bank. I made pretty good tips last night...I've been trying to get in the habit of depositing all of my tips so I don't spend so much cash. I never seem to know where it goes! Depositing it has been really good for my bank account. :) I also got Wells Fargo to join up all of my accounts on my main check card so I can transfer between accounts. Awesome!

Following the bank, I caught a 17 out of Downtown toward home. My transfer was about to expire at 3:14 (so I thought), so the 23 was out of the question. I figured I'd take my chances with the 4 at 24th and Lyndale. I was pissy when the 4 came rolling up at 3:14, what appeared to be 2 minutes late. I was DELIGHTED when I found out the transfer didn't actually expire till 3:16!

Around 3:20, I made it home. Started up my only load of laundry (as compared to goobermaster's five, and bertine's three) and have been chilling with my computer and dinner ever since. I'm contemplating digging through the cupboards for the jar of applesauce that I'm pretty sure is hiding somewhere, because otherwise, I'll end up in one of the three bags of Twizzler's I bought at Target (3/$5). Gah!

Currently, I am watching the Bourne Supremacy. There are so many good evil guys in this movie! William Stryker from X Men 2, Col. Frank Fitts from American Beauty, the new Dr. McCoy. AWESOME MOVIE!

I was the album cover for our most recent foray into the wilderness with Ryan's camera in tow. Woot for karaoke! :)